Stuart Broad: England Test schedule makes playing every game 'a big ask'

Stuart Broad concedes that England’s packed schedule over the next two months would make it ‘a big ask’ for him to feature in every Test this summer.

Broad is part of the squad to take on Ireland in a one-off Test at Lord's, starting a week on Thursday before cramming in a six-match Ashes series against Australia by the end of July.

The 36-year-old seamer - who is England's second highest Test wicket-taker behind team-mate James Anderson - has acknowledged that some element of squad rotation, especially among the bowlers, will be inevitable.

"I try not to think too far ahead," Broad told Sky Sports. "You've just got to attack each week that comes your way but ultimately, six Test matches in seven weeks is a pretty big ask.

"I can't think of many times in my career they've come so thick and fast. In Test cricket, you've got to give your heart and soul to every ball when you're on the field and that will be my commitment to the group.

"If that means one Test match, three Test matches or six, I'll give it everything. Ultimately, as bowlers we want to be fit and fresh now but also for the final Test of the summer at the Oval.